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Vinoo Mankad
Mulvantrai Himmatlal Mankad
Born: 12 April 1917, Jamnagar, Gujarat
Died: 21 August 1978, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Major Teams: Western India, Nawanagar, Hindus, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bengal, Mumbai, Rajasthan, India.
Known As: Vinoo Mankad
Also Known As: Vinoo Mankad
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Test Debut: India v England at Lord's, 1st Test, 1946
Last Test: India v West Indies at Delhi, 5th Test, 1958/59
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1947
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 44 72 5 2109 231 31.47 5 6 33 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 14686 777 5236 162 32.32 8-52 8 2 90.6 2.13
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1935/36 - 1961/62)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 233 361 27 11591 231 34.70 26 190 0
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 19183 782 24.53 8-35 38 9
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Mulvantrai Himatlal Mankad (or "Vinoo", as he was always known) was
a world-class allrounder. A right-handed batsman, he has batted for
India in every batting position, but most of his successes came as an
opener, including all five of his centuries, and a world-record
opening stand of 413 with Pankaj Roy against New Zealand in
1955-56. As a left-arm spinner, he rivals Bishan Bedi as India's best
of that ilk. He was a thinking spinner, and used his flight and spin
to lay his traps over several overs. His talents are best exemplified
by the Lord's Test vs England in 1952. Omitted from the tour for
political reasons, he was hastily called up from the Lancashire League
for the second Test of that series. Opening India's innings, he scored
72 then sent down 75 overs in England's first innings, finishing with
5/196. He opened again in India's second innings, and got 184, and
then bowled 15 luckless overs in England's 2nd knock. He captained
India towards the end of his career, but his captaincy was
disappointing, never quite revealing his flair as a player. His son
Ashok was also a Test cricketer.
(Uday Rajan, 1998)
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